Category Archives: Orchidaceae

Taxonomy: Fam. Orchidaceae// Genus: Dactylorhiza// Species: Dactylorhiza saccifera (Brongn.) Soó Determined according to the botanical key provided by de Soó in Tutin et al. (1980). Distribution: Native from Spain to Southeast Europe and Turkey; Northwest Africa according to the Plants of the World Online portal, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (accepted as Dactylorhiza maculata subsp. saccifera (Brongn.) Diklic). Habitat: MoistContinue reading “Dactylorhiza saccifera (Brongn.) Soó”

Taxonomy: Fam. Orchidaceae// Genus: Anacamptis// Species: Anacamptis papilionacea (L.) R. M. Bateman, Pridgeon & M. W. Chase. Determined according to the botanical key provided by Soó (1980, in Tutin et al.) as Orchis papilionacea L. The accepted name in The Euro+Med PlantBase (source: World Checklist of Selected Plant Families, 2010) is Anacamptis papilionacea (L.) R. M. Bateman, Pridgeon & M. W.Continue reading “Anacamptis papilionacea (L.) R. M. Bateman, Pridgeon & M. W. Chase (syn. Orchis papilionacea L.)”

Taxonomy: Fam. Orchidaceae// Genus: Spiranthes// Species: Spiranthes spiralis (L.) Chevall. Determined according to the botanical key provided in Flora Europaea Vol. 5 (Tutin et al., 1980). Lifeform: Perrenial; Geophyte according to the Raunkiær system. Distribution: West Europe to Central Himalaya, Mediterranean region according to the Plants of the World Online portal, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Habitat: Clearing ]s andContinue reading “Spiranthes spiralis (L.) Chevall.”

Taxonomy: Fam. Orchidaceae// Genus: Anacamptis// Species: Anacamptis pyramidalis (L.) Rich. Determined according to the botanical key provided in Flora Europaea Vol. 5 (Tutin et al., 1980). Distribution: Native to Europe, the Mediterranean to Iran according to the Plants of the World Online portal, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Habitat: Found in open habitats – grassland and bushland, on calcareous soils (calcicole).Continue reading “Anacamptis pyramidalis (L.) Rich.”

Taxonomy: Fam. Orchidaceae// Genus: Anacamptis// Species: Anacamptis morio (L.) R. M. Bateman, Pridgeon & M. W. Chase. Determined according to the botanical key provided by de Soó (1980, in Tutin et al.) as Orchis morio L. The accepted name in The Euro+Med PlantBase (source: World Checklist of Selected Plant Families, 2010) is Anacamptis morio (L.) R. M. Bateman, Pridgeon &Continue reading “Anacamptis morio (L.) R. M. Bateman, Pridgeon & M. W. Chase (syn. Orchis morio L.)”

Taxonomy: Fam. Orchidaceae// Genus: Neotinea// Species: Neotinea tridentata (Scop.) R. M. Bateman, Pridgeon & M. W. Chase// Subspecies: Neotinea tridentata (Scop.) R. M. Bateman, Pridgeon & M. W. Chase subsp. tridentata. Determined according to the botanical key provided by de Soó (1980 in Tutin et al.) as Orchis tridentata subsp. commutata (Tod.) Nyman. The accepted name inContinue reading “Neotinea tridentata (Scop.) R. M. Bateman, Pridgeon & M. W. Chase subsp. tridentata (syn. Orchis tridentata subsp. commutata (Tod.) Nyman)”

Taxonomy: Fam. Orchidaceae// Genus: Ophrys// Species: Ophrys scolopax  Cav. Variability: Ophrys scolopax subsp. cornuta (Steven) E. G. Camus. Determined according to the botanical key provided by de Soó in Tutin et al. (1980). Lifeform: Perrenial; Geophyte according to the Raunkiær system. Distribution: Native from Italy to Hungary and Iran according to the Plants of the World Online portal (Royal BotanicContinue reading “Ophrys scolopax subsp. cornuta (Steven) E. G. Camus”

Taxonomy: Fam. Orchidaceae// Genus: Ophrys// Species: Ophrys sphegodes Mill.// Subspecies: Ophrys sphegodes subsp. mammosa (Desf.) Soó ex E. Nelson. Determined according to the botanical key provided by de Soó in Tutin et al. (1980). O. sphegodes subsp. mammosa is distinguished from other subspecies by the dark red-purplish brown labellum usually longer than wide, with large basal protuberances;Continue reading “Ophrys sphegodes subsp. mammosa (Desf.) Soó ex E. Nelson”

Taxonomy: Fam. Orchidaceae// Genus: Orchis// Species: Orchis purpurea Huds. Determined according to the botanical key provided by de Soó (1980 in Tutin et al.). Lifeform: Perennial plant. Geophyte according to the Raunkiær system. Distribution: Europe to West Asia; North Africa according to the Plants of the World Online portal (Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew) and The Euro+Med PlantBase (source: WorldContinue reading “Orchis purpurea Huds.”

Taxonomy: Fam. Orchidaceae// Genus: Himantoglossum// Species: Himantoglossum caprinum (M. Bieb.) Spreng. Determined according to the botanical key provided by Moore in Tutin et al. (1980) as Himantoglossum hircinum subsp. caprinum (M. Bieb.) (c) Subsp. caprinum (Bieb.) Sundermann, Acta Bot. Acad. Sci. Hung. 19: 373 (1973). The accepted name in The Euro+Med PlantBase (source: World Checklist of Selected Plant Families,Continue reading “Himantoglossum caprinum (M. Bieb.) Spreng. (syn. Himantoglossum hircinum subsp. caprinum (Bieb.) Sundermann)”